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Dave Matthews Band

January 31, 2023

Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initials DMB) is an American rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991. The band's founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer and backing vocalist Carter Beauford, violinist and backing vocalist Boyd Tinsley, and saxophonist LeRoi Moore. As of 2022, Matthews, Lessard, and Beauford are the only remaining founding members still performing with the band.

Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band, 2005
Background information
Also known asDMB
OriginCharlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Genres
Years active1991–present
Labels
Members
Past members
Websitedavematthewsband.com

Dave Matthews Band's 1994 major label debut album, Under the Table and Dreaming, was certified platinum six times. As of 2018, the band had sold more than 25 million concert tickets and a combined total of 38 million CDs and DVDs.[4] Their 2018 album, Come Tomorrow, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making DMB the first band to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at the peak. The band won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for "So Much to Say".

A jam band, Dave Matthews Band is renowned for its live shows. The band is known for playing songs differently each performance; this practice has become a staple of their live shows since the early 1990s.

History

Formation (1991–1993)

Songwriter David John Matthews, working in Charlottesville, Virginia, as a bartender at Miller's Bar in November 1990, became a friend of a lawyer named Ross Hoffman. Hoffman convinced Matthews to record a demo of the few songs Matthews had written and encouraged him to approach Carter Beauford, a local drummer on the Charlottesville music scene. Beauford had been in several bands and was then playing on a jazz show on BET.

After hearing Matthews's demo, Carter agreed to spend some time playing the drums, both inside and outside the studio. Matthews also approached LeRoi Moore, another local jazz musician who often performed with the John D'earth Quintet, to join them. The trio began working on Matthews's songs in 1991. Matthews recollects that, "...the reason I went to Carter was not because I needed a drummer, but because I thought he was the baddest thing I'd ever seen and LeRoi, it wasn't because I desperately wanted a saxophone, it was because this guy just blew my mind. At this jazz place I used to bartend at Miller's, I would just sit back and watch him. I would be serving the musicians fat whiskeys and they'd be getting more and more hosed, but no matter how much, he used to still blow my mind. And it was the sense that everyone played from their heart. And when we got together and they asked, 'What do you want the music to sound like?' I said, 'I know this is a song I wrote and I like what you guys play, so I want you to play the way you react to my song.' There was a lot of breaking of our inhibitions."[5]

Matthews later said in an interview with Michael Krugman,[6] "In a way, initially it was just the three of us and I approached them with this tape and they said 'Sure,' cause they had time on their hands. They were both working on other things, but they had some afternoon time."[6]

The beginning stages of this new band proved to be, in the words of Morgan Delancey, "a time of trial and incubation."[7] Beauford would later recall that, "It started out as a three-piece thing with Dave and Leroi...working on some of Dave's songs. He only had four songs at the time...And it didn't work out with the three of us."[7] Matthews said, "The first time we played together...we were awful. Not just kind of bad, I mean heinously bad. We tried a couple of different songs and they were all terrible...Sometimes it amazes me that we ever had a second rehearsal."[7]

 
Miller's Bar on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville

Their limited instrumentals did not provide the full sound they desired, however, and more musicians were needed. Upon the recommendation of John D'earth, Director of Jazz Performance at the University of Virginia and a local musician, Stefan Lessard, a junior bassist at the time, joined the band. In 1991, Miller's waiter Peter Griesar became the band's first keyboardist. Because of other commitments, violinist Boyd Tinsley did not become a full-time member until 1992. Matthews later admitted,[6] "We had no plans of adding a violinist. We just wanted some fiddle tracked on this one song "Tripping Billies", and Boyd was a friend of Leroi. He came in and it just clicked. That completely solidified the band, gave it a lot more power."[6]

The band's first in-studio demo was recorded in February or March 1991 before Tinsley joining as a full-time band member and consisted of "Song That Jane Likes", "Recently", "Best of What's Around", and "I'll Back You Up."[8]

For years, it was believed that the band's first public show was at Charlottesville's 1991 Earth Day Festival.[7] On October 9, 2010, Stefan Lessard reported, via Twitter, the discovery of an earlier show, taped March 14, 1991, at TRAX, a local music venue. The show was a benefit for the Middle East Children's Alliance and, according to Lessard, included the following songs: "Typical Situation", "Best of What's Around", "I'll Back You Up", "Song That Jane Likes", "Warehouse", "Cry Freedom", and "Recently". The show included only Dave, Stefan, Carter, and LeRoi.[9] Local weekly appearances soon followed, and word of the band's sound spread within a short time.[10]

The band considered calling itself "Dumwelah", which is the Tswana word for "hello",[11] but there was little enthusiasm for the name and they decided against it.[12] One story is that Moore reportedly telephoned a place they were booked and said to write "Dave Matthews." The person receiving the call wrote "band" after the name, and the name stayed Dave Matthews Band from that point on.[7] Matthews told Robert Trott of AP, "Boyd [Tinsley], if memory serves, wrote 'Dave Matthews Band' [on this flyer for the show]. There was no time when we said, 'Let's call this band the Dave Matthews Band.' It just became that, and it sort of was too late to change when we started thinking that this could focus unfairly on me. People sort of made that association, but it's really not like that."[6]

Beauford seemed to agree with Matthews's analysis of the band name when he said to Modern Drummer magazine that, "As a matter of fact, that's one of the things about this band that everybody likes: There isn't a leader. Each one of us can express ourselves musically without being choked by a leader. Everybody can offer what they feel is gonna enhance the music. So, yeah, that's the main thing that all the guys — especially me — feel make this band happen. It's the freedom that we have to speak with our instruments."[13]

By the summer of 1991, they were playing at Eastern Standard with Charles Newman as their manager for a brief time.[13] They also continued to play at fraternity functions; the last such show was at UVa at the DKE house on September 11, 1992. Thereafter the band began playing a regular Tuesday night show at the popular Charlottesville club Trax. Tapings of shows at Trax are some of the most widely shared among DMB fans. After Newman, Coran Capshaw, owner of the Flood Zone where the band often played, took the helm of the Dave Matthews Band.[6]

For a variety of reasons, like sensing that the band was on the verge of making it big and not wanting to have his life ruled by the grueling schedule that touring musicians often face, difficulties communicating with Matthews, and maintaining the mortgage on his new home, Peter Griesar decided to leave the band after a show at Trax nightclub on March 23, 1993, a night known as "Big League Chew".[14][15]

On November 9, 1993, DMB released its first official release, Remember Two Things, on its Bama Rags label,[16][17] later re-released by RCA in 1997.[18] Live songs on the album were recorded at Trax in Charlottesville, Virginia The Flood Zone in Richmond, Virginia, and The Muse Music Club on Nantucket Island.[19] The album debuted on college charts as the highest independent entry, and went on to be certified platinum by the RIAA in 2002.[20]

Breakthrough to stardom (1994–1999)

 
Toots and the Maytals with Dave Matthews when performing together in 1998
 
Members from Toots & the Maytals and Dave Matthews Band when performing together in 1998. Paul Douglas (left), Carter Beauford (back), LeRoi Moore (front), Toots Hibbert (right).

The band released their first live EP, entitled Recently, in 1994. The album's five tracks were taken from shows performed at The Birchmere, in Alexandria, Virginia, and from Trax, in Charlottesville. Recently was re-released by RCA Records in 1997.

On September 27, 1994, DMB released their debut studio album, Under the Table and Dreaming, featuring their first commercial hits "What Would You Say" (featuring John Popper of Blues Traveler fame on harmonica), "Satellite", and "Ants Marching". The album was dedicated "In memory of Anne" for Matthews's older sister Anne, who was killed by her husband in 1994 in a murder–suicide. Under the Table and Dreaming brought the band worldwide fame and was eventually certified six times platinum.[21]

Under the Table and Dreaming and its follow-up album, Crash, brought the band a Grammy Award and four additional Grammy nominations. The band won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group for "So Much to Say". In addition, the band was nominated for the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group and the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form for "What Would You Say", and was nominated for the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album for Crash and the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for "Too Much".[22] The band achieved hits with "Crash into Me", "Too Much", and "Tripping Billies".[23]

By 1997, DMB reached unparalleled levels of popularity across the United States and, to some degree, the world. On October 28, 1997, the band released their first full-length live album, Live at Red Rocks 8.15.95. The album, which was recorded at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, featured popular songs from the band's first three albums and included longtime collaborator Tim Reynolds on electric guitar.

In late 1997, the band returned to the studio with producer Steve Lillywhite and an array of guest collaborators, including Reynolds, banjoist Béla Fleck, vocalist Alanis Morissette, future touring band member Butch Taylor, Chapman Stick player Greg Howard, and the Kronos Quartet. They composed and recorded Before These Crowded Streets, their third album with RCA, released on April 28, 1998. The album represented a great change in direction for the band as they did not rely on upbeat hit singles to carry the album. "Stay (Wasting Time)", an uplifting gospel number, and "Crush", a love ballad, became very popular tracks along with the lead single, "Don't Drink the Water". Before These Crowded Streets was an instant commercial success, with over 900,000 albums sold worldwide in the first week. As of 2018, there have been over 21,000,000 copies sold worldwide.[citation needed]

The band took part in the Woodstock '99 concert during the summer. In the fall, it then released a third live album, Listener Supported. The album, a live recording, used a show performed at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey on September 11, 1999, for a PBS television special. The album was also released as the band's first DVD. The year also provided two more Grammy nominations. From their recent album, they earned another Grammy Award for Best Rock Album nomination for "Before These Crowded Streets", and a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals nomination for the song "Crush".

Early 2000s

 
Dave Matthews, Boyd Tinsley, and Butch Taylor in Melbourne during their first tour of Australia

In 2000, DMB set up their own recording studio at a large countryside home outside Charlottesville. With longtime producer Lillywhite at the helm, the band began work on a fourth studio album. The songs were heavily influenced by personal conflicts, notably the death of Matthews's uncle from alcoholism.

In October 2000, an energized Matthews began writing with Glen Ballard, most famous for his work with Alanis Morissette. The rest of DMB (along with special guest Carlos Santana) soon joined Matthews in a Los Angeles studio and quickly recorded Everyday. While the album gave the band a fresh start, Ballard's production, which featured a pop-rock music sound and no songs over 4:43, was very different from the acoustic sound and long jams that the albums produced by Steve Lillywhite featured (only 8 of the 35 tracks on the previous three albums were under 4:43). Carter Beauford has said that the album was a product of Matthews and Ballard and that it did not showcase the rest of the band.[citation needed] The February 27, 2001 release of Everyday was a huge commercial success. The singles "I Did It", "Everyday", and "The Space Between" all charted on many Billboard charts, including the Hot 100.[24]

In March 2001, the Lillywhite studio sessions from the previous year were leaked over the Internet. The tracks spread quickly over established Internet channels such as Napster. Collectively known as The Lillywhite Sessions, these tracks were lauded by both the fan base and the popular press. After critical comparison of the two simultaneous albums, fans who were less than pleased with Everyday's more electric sound were frustrated with the band's decision to scrap the work in exchange for Everyday.[citation needed]

Many of the songs from The Lillywhite Sessions would, however, eventually be officially released. In response to overwhelming fan support, coupled with a popular and widely publicized online campaign known as the Release Lillywhite Recordings Campaign, DMB returned to the studio in 2002 to record Busted Stuff. Produced by Stephen Harris, the recording engineer who worked under Lillywhite on previous albums, the resulting CD provided new treatments of much of the Lillywhite Sessions' material, along with newly written songs "You Never Know" and the single "Where Are You Going", which was subsequently used in the movie Mr. Deeds. Busted Stuff hit the shelves on July 16, 2002.

During these two years the band released two live albums. The first, Live in Chicago 12.19.98, features Tim Reynolds on guitar as well as many other special guests such as bassist Victor Wooten, guitarist Mitch Rutman, and saxophonist Maceo Parker.[25] The second, Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado, highlights songs from both Everyday and Busted Stuff and was released as both a CD and a DVD.[26]

2004–2007

The Gorge, a combination 2-CD/1-DVD set with highlights from their 3-night 2002 tour closer at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington was released on June 29, 2004.

In August 2004, DMB was at the center of a controversy when about 800 pounds of liquid human waste was dumped from band member Boyd Tinsley's tour bus through the grate in the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago onto passengers aboard a sightseeing boat on the Chicago River below.[27] On March 9, 2005, the band's tour bus driver, Stefan Wohl, pleaded guilty to dumping the bus's waste tank into the Chicago River,[28][29] and the band has donated $50,000 to the Friends of the Chicago River and $50,000 to the Chicago Park District.[30] In April 2005, the band paid $200,000 to settle the civil lawsuit that followed.[31]

In Fall 2004, DMB returned to their studio in Charlottesville, Virginia with a new producer.[citation needed] The band decided they wanted to take some chances and pursue a funkier side to their music.[32] To help achieve it, A&R Bruce Flohr tracked down producer/songwriter Mark Batson.[32] According to Flohr in an interview with HitQuarters, "When the band and him got together it was instant creative karma. Things took off like a bat out of hell."[32]

The resultant album, Stand Up, was released on May 10, 2005, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard charts with sales of 465,000.[citation needed] Stand Up spawned the singles "American Baby", "Dreamgirl", and "Everybody Wake Up".[citation needed] The band also released a video for "Dreamgirl", featuring Julia Roberts, a long-time fan of the band.[33] Another song from the album – "Steady As We Go" – was featured in an episode of Everwood and was cited by former campaign aide Andrew Young to be a favorite song of John Edwards and Rielle Hunter during their much-publicized affair.[34]

In March 2005, Dave Matthews Band arrived on Australian shores for the first time, playing shows at Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Byron Bay East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival.

The band supported the album with a 54 show, summer-long tour culminating in a four-night stand at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The 2005 summer tour also marked the first time Rashawn Ross played with the band. DMB also played a 13-show tour in the fall.[35]

 
Dave Matthews Band performing "Last Stop" at The Pavilion on July 5, 2006

The band returned to the studio along with producer Mark Batson in March 2006 (with the resultant album slated for release in winter.[36])

The band worked with Reverb, a non-profit environmental organization, for their 2006 summer tour.[37] Their Labor Day concert at The Gorge Amphitheatre drew a crowd of 64,468, the largest ever for that venue[38]

In early 2007, the band once again entered the studio with producers Mark Batson and Steven Miller[39] to begin recording their seventh studio album.[40]

 
Dave Matthews Band performing at Vodafone Arena in Melbourne on May 1, 2007, starting their second tour of Australia.

According to Billboard magazine, the band's new studio album had been scheduled to be released in July by RCA Records,[41] but in an interview with the Brisbane Times on May 4, 2007, Stefan Lessard stated, "We're on a bit of a creative break as far as working in the studio – we've been in pre-production for a long time, but we'll get more serious later in the year."[42]

On July 7, 2007, Dave Matthews Band performed on the American Live Earth concert at Giants Stadium.[43]

On August 1, 2007, the band kicked off their annual summer tour, which ran through 37 concerts.[44] "A Dream So Real" would only be played once after the 2007 Summer Tour, at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on June 21, 2008, featuring Matthews playing keyboard.[45] Supporting acts for the tour included Toots and the Maytals, The Roots, and Robert Randolph and the Family Band.[46]

On September 6, 2007, Dave Matthews Band performed a free concert for the Virginia Tech student body and faculty. The show was entitled "A Concert for Virginia Tech" and was done in memory of the shootings that took place on April 16, 2007. John Mayer, Phil Vassar, and Nas joined them. There were over 50,000 people in attendance.[47] Two days later, they performed a benefit show at Atlanta's Piedmont Park with the Allman Brothers Band opening. Though only 65,000 tickets were sold (50,000 originally, then a second block of 15,000) nearly 20,000 people sneaked into the show, making it the largest one-day concert in Atlanta history. The show raised money for the Piedmont Park Conservancy Association.[48] It was released as a CD/DVD called Live at Piedmont Park.

2008 and the death of LeRoi Moore

On March 6, 2008, it was revealed that the band had been working with Rob Cavallo on their next album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.[citation needed] It was also mentioned that guitarist and longtime friend Tim Reynolds would be recording with the band on the new studio album.[49]

On May 27, 2008, three days before the band embarked on their annual summer tour, it was announced that keyboardist Butch Taylor, who had toured with the band since 2001, had decided to leave the band.[50]

The Dave Matthews Band played their last show with all five original members on June 28, 2008 at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow, Virginia. Two days later, saxophonist LeRoi Moore was injured in an ATV accident on his farm near Charlottesville, Virginia.[51] On July 1, 2008 while in Charlottesville, Dave Matthews announced Moore's accident.[52] Béla Fleck and the Flecktones saxophonist Jeff Coffin filled in for Moore for the remainder of the tour.[53] Although he was expected to make a full recovery, Moore died suddenly of complications from the accident on August 19, 2008. In a statement released through their website, the band said:

We are deeply saddened that LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of Dave Matthews Band, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2008, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles from sudden complications stemming from his June ATV accident on his farm near Charlottesville, Virginia. LeRoi had recently returned to his Los Angeles home to begin an intensive physical rehabilitation program.[54]

The band proceeded with a scheduled show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where Matthews announced the death of the band's "dear friend" to the crowd.[55]

As we sat this afternoon contemplating the loss of our brother, we wondered how we could possibly do a show today. Dave put it into perspective stating, "There's no place I'd rather be than here with you guys right now." We cherish special memories of our lost friend. Tonight, Dave told a story about LeRoi at a bar in Virginia where the cash register was near the stage and Dave leaned on the register because "standing had become a chore". Roi proceeded to play the most beautiful version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow. Dave said, "that was the day I fell in love with him. And I'm still in love with him." It's safe to say we all were in love with him. "It's always easier to leave, than to be left."

— The Dave Matthews Band Crew on August 19, 2008[56]

Despite Moore's death, the band continued to play the rest of the tour, cancelling only two shows.[57] They concluded the tour with a benefit concert for lung cancer research (Stand Up for a Cure)[58] at Madison Square Garden in New York City on September 10, for which tickets were exclusive to members of the band's fan club, Warehouse.

Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King (2009)

The band's next album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, was released June 2, 2009, coinciding with a supporting summer tour, slated to run through early October.[59] The band named this album in honor of Moore.[60] Moore is said to be the "King" in the album title.[61] Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross, and Jeff Coffin performed with the band on both the spring and the summer tours of 2009 and 2010.[62]

The album peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, achieving platinum status. Three singles from the album were released: "Funny The Way It Is", "Why I Am", and "You and Me".

The album was nominated for two 2010 Grammy Awards: Best Rock Album and Album of the Year. It lost to Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown and Taylor Swift's Fearless. During the awards telecast, the band played "You and Me" with accompaniment by live singers, percussionists, a string section, and an eight-piece horn section made up of teenagers from the Grammy Jazz Ensemble.

The 2010s

Main article: Dave Matthews Band Caravan

The year 2011 marked the 20th anniversary of the Band. In March 2010, DMB announced that they would not tour in 2011 for the first time in 20 years. On January 19, 2011, the band announced on their website: "2011 is our 20th anniversary as a band and we want to celebrate by playing music together. While we are still taking the year off from touring, we have decided to plan four multi-day, multi-artist music events that will take place this summer. We will be sending out save the date emails and announcing more information soon but we wanted to share the news with our fans first." On February 22, the first show was announced as being at Bader Field in Atlantic City, New Jersey with David Gray, Ray LaMontagne, The Flaming Lips, O.A.R., and others, and would take place on June 26.[63]

The tour started in June 2011 and ran for 13 shows.[64] On December 16, 2011, the band released one of the concerts as Live at Atlantic City.[65]

On February 14, 2012, DMB announced the dates for a summer tour.[66] The next day it was announced that they were recording a new studio album with producer Steve Lillywhite who worked with them on Under the Table and Dreaming, Crash and Before These Crowded Streets.[67][non-primary source needed]

Dave Matthews Band kicked off their 43-show 2012 summer tour at The Woodlands, Texas.[68]

The band released its eighth studio album, Away from the World, on September 11, 2012.[69] The album saw the return of producer Steve Lillywhite, who had not worked with the band since their collaboration on the never-released "The Lillywhite Sessions" in 2000. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, their sixth consecutive studio album to do so.

The band kicked off their 15-show, 2012 Winter Tour with a two-night show in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on November 30 and December 1, 2012.[70]

DMB's 45-show 2013 summer tour kicked off at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Woodlands, Texas on May 17.[71] The tour ended with a show in Mountain View, California, on September 8, 2013.[72] In September 2013, the group announced they would be touring in South Africa, the birthplace of Dave Matthews, for the first time.[73] On that tour, DMB would also be going back to South America performing in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.[74]

In April 2014, DMB performed five shows in Australia, including the West Coast Blues N Roots Festival and the Byron Bay Bluesfest.[74]

After noticeably struggling at shows in Australia, Tinsley revealed via his Twitter page that he had developed arthritis in his right hand.[75] Tinsley underwent surgery to correct carpal tunnel syndrome. He stated that he would be fine and would be ready for the coming tour.[76] Tinsley later made a marked improvement and began playing strongly again towards the beginning of the 2014 Summer Tour.

The Dave Matthews Band's 42-show, 2014 summer tour kicked off in The Woodlands, Texas.[77] The band announced in November 2014 that they would be playing their first show ever in Mexico in 2015.[78] On January 13, 2015, the band announced that they would be going on a summer tour and performing two full sets each evening. The North American tour started in Austin, Texas on May 13 and concluded in Phoenix, Arizona, on September 13.[79] Soon after this announcement, the band announced an extensive European tour for the fall of 2015. The tour would commence with the band's first-ever show in Abu Dhabi on October 8. After this show, the tour included stops in Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, four shows in Italy, four shows in Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, France, three shows in the United Kingdom, wrapping up in Ireland on November 13. The tour also included a stop in Poland, marking the first time the band had played there.[80]

In 2016, Dave Matthews Band reached its 25th anniversary and announced an anniversary tour.[81] The 2016 tour ran from May 11 to September 4 with 45 shows in the U.S. and one show in Canada.[82]

On September 24, 2017, Dave Matthews Band organized and hosted "A Concert for Charlottesville: An Evening of Music and Unity", a free concert to raise funds for the victims killed and injured during the Unite the Right rally held from August 11–12, 2017.[83] Other artists who performed included Cage the Elephant, Coldplay, The Roots, Brittany Howard, Pharrell Williams, Chris Stapleton, Ariana Grande, Justin Timberlake, and Stevie Wonder.

On January 16, 2018, Dave Matthews Band announced a summer 2018 tour along with their ninth studio LP.[84] The title of the album was announced, Come Tomorrow, as well as the release date of June 8, 2018.[85] In its first week of release, Come Tomorrow debuted at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 with 292,000 album-equivalent units, making it the biggest sales week for a rock album in over four years and the biggest sales week for an album in 2018 (1,185,000 copies sold as of December). It was their best-selling album since Big Whiskey and The GrooGrux King, with 4,300,000 sales. It is also their seventh consecutive album to achieve the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200.

In February 2018, Boyd Tinsley announced on Twitter that he was taking a break from the band. On May 18, 2018, the band announced that Tinsley had been fired from the band, the same day the public was made aware of a lawsuit filed by former Crystal Garden band member James Frost-Winn alleging sexual misconduct by Tinsley.[86] That same day, the band began their summer tour in The Woodlands, TX, with new keyboardist Buddy Strong taking a permanent place in the band.

The band played a 47-show summer tour in 2018 in support of the new album. They followed up in the fall a 12-show arena tour including two-night stops at Madison Square Garden and the John Paul Jones Arena in their birthplace of Charlottesville.

In 2019, the band headed to Europe again in the spring for an 18-show tour. Beginning in late April, the band once again trekked the U.S. for their annual summer tour.

The 2020s

On May 4, 2020, the band announced that all of its 2020 summer dates would be moved to 2021 in light of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Throughout 2020, Matthews performed on various charity livestreams from his homes in both Seattle and Charlottesville, including the debut edition of Verizon’s “Pay It Forward” weekly stream, which had over 400 thousand live viewers on Twitter. The band’s YouTube channel broadcast weekly “DMB Drive-In” live streams as a virtual summer tour, replaying many concerts from the band’s history.

The band announced a reshuffled 2021 tour, becoming one of the first acts to confirm dates for 2021 in anticipation of loosening COVID-19 gathering restrictions.[87] The Dave Matthews Band made their return to the stage on July 23, 2021, at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park.

Just hours before the band was set to begin their annual three-night Labor Day weekend run at The Gorge Amphitheatre on September 3, 2021, the band’s Twitter account tweeted that due to COVID-19 protocols, the weekend’s shows would take place in an “alternate format”.[88] Later that evening, Matthews announced onstage that Carter Beauford and Stefan Lessard had tested positive for the virus. The weekend’s shows were unique, starting with Matthews playing songs solo, before being joined by Tim Reynolds. Later in the set, Buddy Strong, Jeff Coffin, and Rashawn Ross would join, playing songs with no drums or bass. Later in the shows, Strong would move to drums, while the band was joined by a plethora of special guests throughout the weekend, including Tony Hall, Dumpstaphunk, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, and Mavis Staples. Beauford and Lessard would return the following weekend in Irvine, California.[89][90]

Shortly before the last two shows of 2021, which were to take place at Madison Square Garden with Dumpstaphunk opening for both shows, it was announced that saxophonist Jeff Coffin had tested positive for COVID-19.[91] Ben Golder-Novick, otherwise known as "Ben the Sax Guy" and original saxophonist for Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, filled in for Coffin for the last two shows.[92] On November 13, 2021, night two of the two night run, Alex Wasily and Ashlin Parker, horns players for Dumpstaphunk, joined the band for "Corn Bread" and "Jimi Thing".[93]

The band announced the 2022 Summer Tour on February 1, 2022.[94] The tour kicked off on May 11 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. On May 28, the band announced that weekend's shows scheduled in West Palm Beach, Florida, were to be postponed due to a band member testing positive for COVID-19.[95] The summer tour was followed by a fall tour, that started on November 2, 2022 in Vancouver and concluding November 19 with two nights at Madison Square Garden.

On January 20, 2023, the band's social media accounts posted a teaser video, containing 25 seconds of "Madman's Eyes", a song they debuted in November 2021 and played throughout 2022. The video captioned "Excited to bring you something new. 1.24.23", seemingly alluding to an upcoming studio album announcement. [96]

On January 24, the band announced their next studio album, Walk Around the Moon, to be released on May 19, 2023. “Madman’s Eyes” was released as the first single, and the tracklist was revealed on streaming platforms. At the same time, the band’s 2023 Summer Tour was announced, with 45 dates starting on May 9 at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, and ending with their traditional Labor Day weekend 3-night run at The Gorge Amphitheatre.


Band members

Current members

  • Dave Matthews – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar (1991–present)
  • Stefan Lessard – bass guitar (1991–present)
  • Carter Beauford – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1991–present)
  • Rashawn Ross – trumpet, percussion, backing vocals (2006–present, guest appearances 2005)
  • Jeff Coffin – saxophone, winds (2008–present, guest appearances 1997–2003 and 2006)
  • Tim Reynolds – lead guitar (2008–present, guest appearances 1993–1995, 1998, and 2004)
  • Buddy Strong – keyboards, backing vocals (2018–present)[97]

Former members

  • Peter Griesar – keyboards, backing vocals (1991–1993)
  • LeRoi Moore – saxophone, winds (1991–2008; his death)
  • Butch Taylor – keyboards, backing vocals (2001–2008, guest appearances 1998–2000 and 2017)
  • Boyd Tinsley – violin, vocals, mandolin (1992–2018, guest appearances 1991–1992)

Timeline

Performances, taping and bootlegs

A jam band, Dave Matthews Band is known for its tight, engaging live shows.[98] The band has always encouraged fans to record its performances and was one of rock's most bootlegged bands. In fact, a direct patch to the soundboard was made available to recordists until 1995, when some of these tapes found their way into less scrupulous, commercial-minded hands who overcharged fans in the band's eyes. The band cites college students trading these tapes in the early 1990s as a key reason for their current fame.[99]

The band is known for playing songs differently each performance; this practice has become a staple of their live shows since the early 1990s.[100][101]

Between 1998 and 2007, DMB performed at Giants Stadium ten times before it was demolished in 2010.[102]

As of 2018, the band has sold 20 million concert tickets.[103]

Warehouse

Main article: Warehouse Fan Association

Discography

Main article: Dave Matthews Band discography

As of 2018, the band had sold a combined total of 38 million CDs and DVDs.[103] The 2018 album Come Tomorrow debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, making Dave Matthews Band the first group to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at the peak.[104]

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Dave Matthews Band

Philanthropic efforts

According to the band's website, as of May 2010, the band's own charity, the BAMA Works Fund, has contributed over $8.5 million to a wide variety of need organizations. It was founded in 1999 to address the needs of disadvantaged youth, disabled persons, the environment, and arts and humanities in the city of Charlottesville, Virginia area, and surrounding area of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, and Orange Counties.[105] In addition, BAMA Works Fund has been active in other projects, and often the Dave Matthews Band, both as a whole and individually, have planned charity events and donated their time and resources outside of Charlottesville. Some examples include building a "Village Recovery Fund" after the tsunami that ravaged Sri Lanka, promoting a challenge grant for the Habitat for Humanity Musician's Village in New Orleans,[106] multiple appearances to benefit both Farm Aid and the annual Neil Young-sponsored Bridge School Benefits, fundraisers for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, and followed this with donations after the 2010 disaster that leveled many villages in Haiti.[105] The band played benefit concerts to help fund the school system in New York City, and countless other concerns. As a result, the band was awarded the NAACP chairman's Award. In Matthews's acceptance speech, he spoke for the band as a whole, commenting that of all the achievements they had enjoyed, that the award by the NAACP and Julian Bond, in particular, was by far the highest honor they had bestowed upon them.[107][non-primary source needed][108]

The band donated the $1 million raised during a charity concert to homeless and children's charities in San Francisco, California. The band has played other charity concerts benefiting Bay Area parks, music education, and AIDS research.[109][110]

In June 2016, the band announced that a CD set of Dave Matthews's 1996 solo performance at Sweet Briar College would be released later in the summer, with all profits donated to the college, which almost closed in 2015.[111]

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dave, matthews, band, also, known, initials, american, rock, band, formed, charlottesville, virginia, 1991, band, founding, members, were, singer, songwriter, guitarist, dave, matthews, bassist, stefan, lessard, drummer, backing, vocalist, carter, beauford, vi. Dave Matthews Band also known by the initials DMB is an American rock band formed in Charlottesville Virginia in 1991 The band s founding members were singer songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews bassist Stefan Lessard drummer and backing vocalist Carter Beauford violinist and backing vocalist Boyd Tinsley and saxophonist LeRoi Moore As of 2022 Matthews Lessard and Beauford are the only remaining founding members still performing with the band Dave Matthews BandDave Matthews Band 2005Background informationAlso known asDMBOriginCharlottesville Virginia U S GenresRock jam band jazz fusion folk rock indie rock alternative rock roots rock folkYears active1991 presentLabelsRCA Bama RagsMembersDave Matthews Carter Beauford Stefan Lessard Tim Reynolds 1 Rashawn Ross 2 Jeff Coffin 3 Buddy StrongPast membersLeRoi Moore Peter Griesar Butch Taylor Boyd TinsleyWebsitedavematthewsband wbr comDave Matthews Band s 1994 major label debut album Under the Table and Dreaming was certified platinum six times As of 2018 update the band had sold more than 25 million concert tickets and a combined total of 38 million CDs and DVDs 4 Their 2018 album Come Tomorrow debuted at No 1 on the Billboard 200 making DMB the first band to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at the peak The band won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for So Much to Say A jam band Dave Matthews Band is renowned for its live shows The band is known for playing songs differently each performance this practice has become a staple of their live shows since the early 1990s Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation 1991 1993 1 2 Breakthrough to stardom 1994 1999 1 3 Early 2000s 1 4 2004 2007 1 5 2008 and the death of LeRoi Moore 1 6 Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King 2009 1 7 The 2010s 1 8 The 2020s 2 Band members 2 1 Current members 2 2 Former members 2 3 Timeline 3 Performances taping and bootlegs 4 Warehouse 5 Discography 6 Awards and nominations 7 Philanthropic efforts 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditFormation 1991 1993 Edit Songwriter David John Matthews working in Charlottesville Virginia as a bartender at Miller s Bar in November 1990 became a friend of a lawyer named Ross Hoffman Hoffman convinced Matthews to record a demo of the few songs Matthews had written and encouraged him to approach Carter Beauford a local drummer on the Charlottesville music scene Beauford had been in several bands and was then playing on a jazz show on BET After hearing Matthews s demo Carter agreed to spend some time playing the drums both inside and outside the studio Matthews also approached LeRoi Moore another local jazz musician who often performed with the John D earth Quintet to join them The trio began working on Matthews s songs in 1991 Matthews recollects that the reason I went to Carter was not because I needed a drummer but because I thought he was the baddest thing I d ever seen and LeRoi it wasn t because I desperately wanted a saxophone it was because this guy just blew my mind At this jazz place I used to bartend at Miller s I would just sit back and watch him I would be serving the musicians fat whiskeys and they d be getting more and more hosed but no matter how much he used to still blow my mind And it was the sense that everyone played from their heart And when we got together and they asked What do you want the music to sound like I said I know this is a song I wrote and I like what you guys play so I want you to play the way you react to my song There was a lot of breaking of our inhibitions 5 Matthews later said in an interview with Michael Krugman 6 In a way initially it was just the three of us and I approached them with this tape and they said Sure cause they had time on their hands They were both working on other things but they had some afternoon time 6 The beginning stages of this new band proved to be in the words of Morgan Delancey a time of trial and incubation 7 Beauford would later recall that It started out as a three piece thing with Dave and Leroi working on some of Dave s songs He only had four songs at the time And it didn t work out with the three of us 7 Matthews said The first time we played together we were awful Not just kind of bad I mean heinously bad We tried a couple of different songs and they were all terrible Sometimes it amazes me that we ever had a second rehearsal 7 Miller s Bar on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville Their limited instrumentals did not provide the full sound they desired however and more musicians were needed Upon the recommendation of John D earth Director of Jazz Performance at the University of Virginia and a local musician Stefan Lessard a junior bassist at the time joined the band In 1991 Miller s waiter Peter Griesar became the band s first keyboardist Because of other commitments violinist Boyd Tinsley did not become a full time member until 1992 Matthews later admitted 6 We had no plans of adding a violinist We just wanted some fiddle tracked on this one song Tripping Billies and Boyd was a friend of Leroi He came in and it just clicked That completely solidified the band gave it a lot more power 6 The band s first in studio demo was recorded in February or March 1991 before Tinsley joining as a full time band member and consisted of Song That Jane Likes Recently Best of What s Around and I ll Back You Up 8 For years it was believed that the band s first public show was at Charlottesville s 1991 Earth Day Festival 7 On October 9 2010 Stefan Lessard reported via Twitter the discovery of an earlier show taped March 14 1991 at TRAX a local music venue The show was a benefit for the Middle East Children s Alliance and according to Lessard included the following songs Typical Situation Best of What s Around I ll Back You Up Song That Jane Likes Warehouse Cry Freedom and Recently The show included only Dave Stefan Carter and LeRoi 9 Local weekly appearances soon followed and word of the band s sound spread within a short time 10 The band considered calling itself Dumwelah which is the Tswana word for hello 11 but there was little enthusiasm for the name and they decided against it 12 One story is that Moore reportedly telephoned a place they were booked and said to write Dave Matthews The person receiving the call wrote band after the name and the name stayed Dave Matthews Band from that point on 7 Matthews told Robert Trott of AP Boyd Tinsley if memory serves wrote Dave Matthews Band on this flyer for the show There was no time when we said Let s call this band the Dave Matthews Band It just became that and it sort of was too late to change when we started thinking that this could focus unfairly on me People sort of made that association but it s really not like that 6 Beauford seemed to agree with Matthews s analysis of the band name when he said to Modern Drummer magazine that As a matter of fact that s one of the things about this band that everybody likes There isn t a leader Each one of us can express ourselves musically without being choked by a leader Everybody can offer what they feel is gonna enhance the music So yeah that s the main thing that all the guys especially me feel make this band happen It s the freedom that we have to speak with our instruments 13 By the summer of 1991 they were playing at Eastern Standard with Charles Newman as their manager for a brief time 13 They also continued to play at fraternity functions the last such show was at UVa at the DKE house on September 11 1992 Thereafter the band began playing a regular Tuesday night show at the popular Charlottesville club Trax Tapings of shows at Trax are some of the most widely shared among DMB fans After Newman Coran Capshaw owner of the Flood Zone where the band often played took the helm of the Dave Matthews Band 6 For a variety of reasons like sensing that the band was on the verge of making it big and not wanting to have his life ruled by the grueling schedule that touring musicians often face difficulties communicating with Matthews and maintaining the mortgage on his new home Peter Griesar decided to leave the band after a show at Trax nightclub on March 23 1993 a night known as Big League Chew 14 15 On November 9 1993 DMB released its first official release Remember Two Things on its Bama Rags label 16 17 later re released by RCA in 1997 18 Live songs on the album were recorded at Trax in Charlottesville Virginia The Flood Zone in Richmond Virginia and The Muse Music Club on Nantucket Island 19 The album debuted on college charts as the highest independent entry and went on to be certified platinum by the RIAA in 2002 20 Breakthrough to stardom 1994 1999 Edit Toots and the Maytals with Dave Matthews when performing together in 1998 Members from Toots amp the Maytals and Dave Matthews Band when performing together in 1998 Paul Douglas left Carter Beauford back LeRoi Moore front Toots Hibbert right The band released their first live EP entitled Recently in 1994 The album s five tracks were taken from shows performed at The Birchmere in Alexandria Virginia and from Trax in Charlottesville Recently was re released by RCA Records in 1997 On September 27 1994 DMB released their debut studio album Under the Table and Dreaming featuring their first commercial hits What Would You Say featuring John Popper of Blues Traveler fame on harmonica Satellite and Ants Marching The album was dedicated In memory of Anne for Matthews s older sister Anne who was killed by her husband in 1994 in a murder suicide Under the Table and Dreaming brought the band worldwide fame and was eventually certified six times platinum 21 Under the Table and Dreaming and its follow up album Crash brought the band a Grammy Award and four additional Grammy nominations The band won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group for So Much to Say In addition the band was nominated for the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group and the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Music Video Short Form for What Would You Say and was nominated for the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album for Crash and the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for Too Much 22 The band achieved hits with Crash into Me Too Much and Tripping Billies 23 By 1997 DMB reached unparalleled levels of popularity across the United States and to some degree the world On October 28 1997 the band released their first full length live album Live at Red Rocks 8 15 95 The album which was recorded at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison Colorado featured popular songs from the band s first three albums and included longtime collaborator Tim Reynolds on electric guitar In late 1997 the band returned to the studio with producer Steve Lillywhite and an array of guest collaborators including Reynolds banjoist Bela Fleck vocalist Alanis Morissette future touring band member Butch Taylor Chapman Stick player Greg Howard and the Kronos Quartet They composed and recorded Before These Crowded Streets their third album with RCA released on April 28 1998 The album represented a great change in direction for the band as they did not rely on upbeat hit singles to carry the album Stay Wasting Time an uplifting gospel number and Crush a love ballad became very popular tracks along with the lead single Don t Drink the Water Before These Crowded Streets was an instant commercial success with over 900 000 albums sold worldwide in the first week As of 2018 there have been over 21 000 000 copies sold worldwide citation needed The band took part in the Woodstock 99 concert during the summer In the fall it then released a third live album Listener Supported The album a live recording used a show performed at the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford New Jersey on September 11 1999 for a PBS television special The album was also released as the band s first DVD The year also provided two more Grammy nominations From their recent album they earned another Grammy Award for Best Rock Album nomination for Before These Crowded Streets and a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals nomination for the song Crush Early 2000s Edit Dave Matthews Boyd Tinsley and Butch Taylor in Melbourne during their first tour of Australia In 2000 DMB set up their own recording studio at a large countryside home outside Charlottesville With longtime producer Lillywhite at the helm the band began work on a fourth studio album The songs were heavily influenced by personal conflicts notably the death of Matthews s uncle from alcoholism In October 2000 an energized Matthews began writing with Glen Ballard most famous for his work with Alanis Morissette The rest of DMB along with special guest Carlos Santana soon joined Matthews in a Los Angeles studio and quickly recorded Everyday While the album gave the band a fresh start Ballard s production which featured a pop rock music sound and no songs over 4 43 was very different from the acoustic sound and long jams that the albums produced by Steve Lillywhite featured only 8 of the 35 tracks on the previous three albums were under 4 43 Carter Beauford has said that the album was a product of Matthews and Ballard and that it did not showcase the rest of the band citation needed The February 27 2001 release of Everyday was a huge commercial success The singles I Did It Everyday and The Space Between all charted on many Billboard charts including the Hot 100 24 In March 2001 the Lillywhite studio sessions from the previous year were leaked over the Internet The tracks spread quickly over established Internet channels such as Napster Collectively known as The Lillywhite Sessions these tracks were lauded by both the fan base and the popular press After critical comparison of the two simultaneous albums fans who were less than pleased with Everyday s more electric sound were frustrated with the band s decision to scrap the work in exchange for Everyday citation needed Many of the songs from The Lillywhite Sessions would however eventually be officially released In response to overwhelming fan support coupled with a popular and widely publicized online campaign known as the Release Lillywhite Recordings Campaign DMB returned to the studio in 2002 to record Busted Stuff Produced by Stephen Harris the recording engineer who worked under Lillywhite on previous albums the resulting CD provided new treatments of much of the Lillywhite Sessions material along with newly written songs You Never Know and the single Where Are You Going which was subsequently used in the movie Mr Deeds Busted Stuff hit the shelves on July 16 2002 During these two years the band released two live albums The first Live in Chicago 12 19 98 features Tim Reynolds on guitar as well as many other special guests such as bassist Victor Wooten guitarist Mitch Rutman and saxophonist Maceo Parker 25 The second Live at Folsom Field Boulder Colorado highlights songs from both Everyday and Busted Stuff and was released as both a CD and a DVD 26 2004 2007 Edit The Gorge a combination 2 CD 1 DVD set with highlights from their 3 night 2002 tour closer at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George Washington was released on June 29 2004 In August 2004 DMB was at the center of a controversy when about 800 pounds of liquid human waste was dumped from band member Boyd Tinsley s tour bus through the grate in the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago onto passengers aboard a sightseeing boat on the Chicago River below 27 On March 9 2005 the band s tour bus driver Stefan Wohl pleaded guilty to dumping the bus s waste tank into the Chicago River 28 29 and the band has donated 50 000 to the Friends of the Chicago River and 50 000 to the Chicago Park District 30 In April 2005 the band paid 200 000 to settle the civil lawsuit that followed 31 In Fall 2004 DMB returned to their studio in Charlottesville Virginia with a new producer citation needed The band decided they wanted to take some chances and pursue a funkier side to their music 32 To help achieve it A amp R Bruce Flohr tracked down producer songwriter Mark Batson 32 According to Flohr in an interview with HitQuarters When the band and him got together it was instant creative karma Things took off like a bat out of hell 32 The resultant album Stand Up was released on May 10 2005 debuting at No 1 on the Billboard charts with sales of 465 000 citation needed Stand Up spawned the singles American Baby Dreamgirl and Everybody Wake Up citation needed The band also released a video for Dreamgirl featuring Julia Roberts a long time fan of the band 33 Another song from the album Steady As We Go was featured in an episode of Everwood and was cited by former campaign aide Andrew Young to be a favorite song of John Edwards and Rielle Hunter during their much publicized affair 34 In March 2005 Dave Matthews Band arrived on Australian shores for the first time playing shows at Melbourne Sydney Brisbane and Byron Bay East Coast Blues amp Roots Music Festival The band supported the album with a 54 show summer long tour culminating in a four night stand at Colorado s Red Rocks Amphitheatre The 2005 summer tour also marked the first time Rashawn Ross played with the band DMB also played a 13 show tour in the fall 35 Dave Matthews Band performing Last Stop at The Pavilion on July 5 2006 The band returned to the studio along with producer Mark Batson in March 2006 with the resultant album slated for release in winter 36 The band worked with Reverb a non profit environmental organization for their 2006 summer tour 37 Their Labor Day concert at The Gorge Amphitheatre drew a crowd of 64 468 the largest ever for that venue 38 In early 2007 the band once again entered the studio with producers Mark Batson and Steven Miller 39 to begin recording their seventh studio album 40 Dave Matthews Band performing at Vodafone Arena in Melbourne on May 1 2007 starting their second tour of Australia According to Billboard magazine the band s new studio album had been scheduled to be released in July by RCA Records 41 but in an interview with the Brisbane Times on May 4 2007 Stefan Lessard stated We re on a bit of a creative break as far as working in the studio we ve been in pre production for a long time but we ll get more serious later in the year 42 On July 7 2007 Dave Matthews Band performed on the American Live Earth concert at Giants Stadium 43 On August 1 2007 the band kicked off their annual summer tour which ran through 37 concerts 44 A Dream So Real would only be played once after the 2007 Summer Tour at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on June 21 2008 featuring Matthews playing keyboard 45 Supporting acts for the tour included Toots and the Maytals The Roots and Robert Randolph and the Family Band 46 On September 6 2007 Dave Matthews Band performed a free concert for the Virginia Tech student body and faculty The show was entitled A Concert for Virginia Tech and was done in memory of the shootings that took place on April 16 2007 John Mayer Phil Vassar and Nas joined them There were over 50 000 people in attendance 47 Two days later they performed a benefit show at Atlanta s Piedmont Park with the Allman Brothers Band opening Though only 65 000 tickets were sold 50 000 originally then a second block of 15 000 nearly 20 000 people sneaked into the show making it the largest one day concert in Atlanta history The show raised money for the Piedmont Park Conservancy Association 48 It was released as a CD DVD called Live at Piedmont Park 2008 and the death of LeRoi Moore Edit On March 6 2008 it was revealed that the band had been working with Rob Cavallo on their next album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King citation needed It was also mentioned that guitarist and longtime friend Tim Reynolds would be recording with the band on the new studio album 49 On May 27 2008 three days before the band embarked on their annual summer tour it was announced that keyboardist Butch Taylor who had toured with the band since 2001 had decided to leave the band 50 The Dave Matthews Band played their last show with all five original members on June 28 2008 at the Nissan Pavilion in Bristow Virginia Two days later saxophonist LeRoi Moore was injured in an ATV accident on his farm near Charlottesville Virginia 51 On July 1 2008 while in Charlottesville Dave Matthews announced Moore s accident 52 Bela Fleck and the Flecktones saxophonist Jeff Coffin filled in for Moore for the remainder of the tour 53 Although he was expected to make a full recovery Moore died suddenly of complications from the accident on August 19 2008 In a statement released through their website the band said We are deeply saddened that LeRoi Moore saxophonist and founding member of Dave Matthews Band died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon August 19 2008 at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles from sudden complications stemming from his June ATV accident on his farm near Charlottesville Virginia LeRoi had recently returned to his Los Angeles home to begin an intensive physical rehabilitation program 54 The band proceeded with a scheduled show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles where Matthews announced the death of the band s dear friend to the crowd 55 As we sat this afternoon contemplating the loss of our brother we wondered how we could possibly do a show today Dave put it into perspective stating There s no place I d rather be than here with you guys right now We cherish special memories of our lost friend Tonight Dave told a story about LeRoi at a bar in Virginia where the cash register was near the stage and Dave leaned on the register because standing had become a chore Roi proceeded to play the most beautiful version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow Dave said that was the day I fell in love with him And I m still in love with him It s safe to say we all were in love with him It s always easier to leave than to be left The Dave Matthews Band Crew on August 19 2008 56 Despite Moore s death the band continued to play the rest of the tour cancelling only two shows 57 They concluded the tour with a benefit concert for lung cancer research Stand Up for a Cure 58 at Madison Square Garden in New York City on September 10 for which tickets were exclusive to members of the band s fan club Warehouse Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King 2009 Edit The band s next album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King was released June 2 2009 coinciding with a supporting summer tour slated to run through early October 59 The band named this album in honor of Moore 60 Moore is said to be the King in the album title 61 Tim Reynolds Rashawn Ross and Jeff Coffin performed with the band on both the spring and the summer tours of 2009 and 2010 62 The album peaked at No 1 on the Billboard 200 achieving platinum status Three singles from the album were released Funny The Way It Is Why I Am and You and Me The album was nominated for two 2010 Grammy Awards Best Rock Album and Album of the Year It lost to Green Day s 21st Century Breakdown and Taylor Swift s Fearless During the awards telecast the band played You and Me with accompaniment by live singers percussionists a string section and an eight piece horn section made up of teenagers from the Grammy Jazz Ensemble The 2010s Edit Main article Dave Matthews Band Caravan The year 2011 marked the 20th anniversary of the Band In March 2010 DMB announced that they would not tour in 2011 for the first time in 20 years On January 19 2011 the band announced on their website 2011 is our 20th anniversary as a band and we want to celebrate by playing music together While we are still taking the year off from touring we have decided to plan four multi day multi artist music events that will take place this summer We will be sending out save the date emails and announcing more information soon but we wanted to share the news with our fans first On February 22 the first show was announced as being at Bader Field in Atlantic City New Jersey with David Gray Ray LaMontagne The Flaming Lips O A R and others and would take place on June 26 63 The tour started in June 2011 and ran for 13 shows 64 On December 16 2011 the band released one of the concerts as Live at Atlantic City 65 On February 14 2012 DMB announced the dates for a summer tour 66 The next day it was announced that they were recording a new studio album with producer Steve Lillywhite who worked with them on Under the Table and Dreaming Crash and Before These Crowded Streets 67 non primary source needed Dave Matthews Band kicked off their 43 show 2012 summer tour at The Woodlands Texas 68 The band released its eighth studio album Away from the World on September 11 2012 69 The album saw the return of producer Steve Lillywhite who had not worked with the band since their collaboration on the never released The Lillywhite Sessions in 2000 The album debuted at No 1 on the Billboard 200 their sixth consecutive studio album to do so The band kicked off their 15 show 2012 Winter Tour with a two night show in East Rutherford New Jersey on November 30 and December 1 2012 70 DMB s 45 show 2013 summer tour kicked off at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Woodlands Texas on May 17 71 The tour ended with a show in Mountain View California on September 8 2013 72 In September 2013 the group announced they would be touring in South Africa the birthplace of Dave Matthews for the first time 73 On that tour DMB would also be going back to South America performing in Brazil Argentina and Chile 74 In April 2014 DMB performed five shows in Australia including the West Coast Blues N Roots Festival and the Byron Bay Bluesfest 74 After noticeably struggling at shows in Australia Tinsley revealed via his Twitter page that he had developed arthritis in his right hand 75 Tinsley underwent surgery to correct carpal tunnel syndrome He stated that he would be fine and would be ready for the coming tour 76 Tinsley later made a marked improvement and began playing strongly again towards the beginning of the 2014 Summer Tour The Dave Matthews Band s 42 show 2014 summer tour kicked off in The Woodlands Texas 77 The band announced in November 2014 that they would be playing their first show ever in Mexico in 2015 78 On January 13 2015 the band announced that they would be going on a summer tour and performing two full sets each evening The North American tour started in Austin Texas on May 13 and concluded in Phoenix Arizona on September 13 79 Soon after this announcement the band announced an extensive European tour for the fall of 2015 The tour would commence with the band s first ever show in Abu Dhabi on October 8 After this show the tour included stops in Portugal Spain Switzerland four shows in Italy four shows in Germany Denmark Netherlands Belgium France three shows in the United Kingdom wrapping up in Ireland on November 13 The tour also included a stop in Poland marking the first time the band had played there 80 In 2016 Dave Matthews Band reached its 25th anniversary and announced an anniversary tour 81 The 2016 tour ran from May 11 to September 4 with 45 shows in the U S and one show in Canada 82 On September 24 2017 Dave Matthews Band organized and hosted A Concert for Charlottesville An Evening of Music and Unity a free concert to raise funds for the victims killed and injured during the Unite the Right rally held from August 11 12 2017 83 Other artists who performed included Cage the Elephant Coldplay The Roots Brittany Howard Pharrell Williams Chris Stapleton Ariana Grande Justin Timberlake and Stevie Wonder On January 16 2018 Dave Matthews Band announced a summer 2018 tour along with their ninth studio LP 84 The title of the album was announced Come Tomorrow as well as the release date of June 8 2018 85 In its first week of release Come Tomorrow debuted at No 1 on the US Billboard 200 with 292 000 album equivalent units making it the biggest sales week for a rock album in over four years and the biggest sales week for an album in 2018 1 185 000 copies sold as of December It was their best selling album since Big Whiskey and The GrooGrux King with 4 300 000 sales It is also their seventh consecutive album to achieve the No 1 spot on the Billboard 200 In February 2018 Boyd Tinsley announced on Twitter that he was taking a break from the band On May 18 2018 the band announced that Tinsley had been fired from the band the same day the public was made aware of a lawsuit filed by former Crystal Garden band member James Frost Winn alleging sexual misconduct by Tinsley 86 That same day the band began their summer tour in The Woodlands TX with new keyboardist Buddy Strong taking a permanent place in the band The band played a 47 show summer tour in 2018 in support of the new album They followed up in the fall a 12 show arena tour including two night stops at Madison Square Garden and the John Paul Jones Arena in their birthplace of Charlottesville In 2019 the band headed to Europe again in the spring for an 18 show tour Beginning in late April the band once again trekked the U S for their annual summer tour The 2020s Edit On May 4 2020 the band announced that all of its 2020 summer dates would be moved to 2021 in light of the global COVID 19 pandemic Throughout 2020 Matthews performed on various charity livestreams from his homes in both Seattle and Charlottesville including the debut edition of Verizon s Pay It Forward weekly stream which had over 400 thousand live viewers on Twitter The band s YouTube channel broadcast weekly DMB Drive In live streams as a virtual summer tour replaying many concerts from the band s history The band announced a reshuffled 2021 tour becoming one of the first acts to confirm dates for 2021 in anticipation of loosening COVID 19 gathering restrictions 87 The Dave Matthews Band made their return to the stage on July 23 2021 at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park Just hours before the band was set to begin their annual three night Labor Day weekend run at The Gorge Amphitheatre on September 3 2021 the band s Twitter account tweeted that due to COVID 19 protocols the weekend s shows would take place in an alternate format 88 Later that evening Matthews announced onstage that Carter Beauford and Stefan Lessard had tested positive for the virus The weekend s shows were unique starting with Matthews playing songs solo before being joined by Tim Reynolds Later in the set Buddy Strong Jeff Coffin and Rashawn Ross would join playing songs with no drums or bass Later in the shows Strong would move to drums while the band was joined by a plethora of special guests throughout the weekend including Tony Hall Dumpstaphunk Robert Randolph and the Family Band and Mavis Staples Beauford and Lessard would return the following weekend in Irvine California 89 90 Shortly before the last two shows of 2021 which were to take place at Madison Square Garden with Dumpstaphunk opening for both shows it was announced that saxophonist Jeff Coffin had tested positive for COVID 19 91 Ben Golder Novick otherwise known as Ben the Sax Guy and original saxophonist for Scott Bradlee s Postmodern Jukebox filled in for Coffin for the last two shows 92 On November 13 2021 night two of the two night run Alex Wasily and Ashlin Parker horns players for Dumpstaphunk joined the band for Corn Bread and Jimi Thing 93 The band announced the 2022 Summer Tour on February 1 2022 94 The tour kicked off on May 11 at the Moody Center in Austin Texas On May 28 the band announced that weekend s shows scheduled in West Palm Beach Florida were to be postponed due to a band member testing positive for COVID 19 95 The summer tour was followed by a fall tour that started on November 2 2022 in Vancouver and concluding November 19 with two nights at Madison Square Garden On January 20 2023 the band s social media accounts posted a teaser video containing 25 seconds of Madman s Eyes a song they debuted in November 2021 and played throughout 2022 The video captioned Excited to bring you something new 1 24 23 seemingly alluding to an upcoming studio album announcement 96 On January 24 the band announced their next studio album Walk Around the Moon to be released on May 19 2023 Madman s Eyes was released as the first single and the tracklist was revealed on streaming platforms At the same time the band s 2023 Summer Tour was announced with 45 dates starting on May 9 at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City and ending with their traditional Labor Day weekend 3 night run at The Gorge Amphitheatre Band members EditCurrent members Edit Dave Matthews lead vocals rhythm guitar acoustic guitar 1991 present Stefan Lessard bass guitar 1991 present Carter Beauford drums percussion backing vocals 1991 present Rashawn Ross trumpet percussion backing vocals 2006 present guest appearances 2005 Jeff Coffin saxophone winds 2008 present guest appearances 1997 2003 and 2006 Tim Reynolds lead guitar 2008 present guest appearances 1993 1995 1998 and 2004 Buddy Strong keyboards backing vocals 2018 present 97 Former members Edit Peter Griesar keyboards backing vocals 1991 1993 LeRoi Moore saxophone winds 1991 2008 his death Butch Taylor keyboards backing vocals 2001 2008 guest appearances 1998 2000 and 2017 Boyd Tinsley violin vocals mandolin 1992 2018 guest appearances 1991 1992 Timeline EditPerformances taping and bootlegs EditA jam band Dave Matthews Band is known for its tight engaging live shows 98 The band has always encouraged fans to record its performances and was one of rock s most bootlegged bands In fact a direct patch to the soundboard was made available to recordists until 1995 when some of these tapes found their way into less scrupulous commercial minded hands who overcharged fans in the band s eyes The band cites college students trading these tapes in the early 1990s as a key reason for their current fame 99 The band is known for playing songs differently each performance this practice has become a staple of their live shows since the early 1990s 100 101 Between 1998 and 2007 DMB performed at Giants Stadium ten times before it was demolished in 2010 102 As of 2018 update the band has sold 20 million concert tickets 103 Warehouse EditMain article Warehouse Fan AssociationDiscography EditMain article Dave Matthews Band discography As of 2018 update the band had sold a combined total of 38 million CDs and DVDs 103 The 2018 album Come Tomorrow debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 making Dave Matthews Band the first group to have seven consecutive studio albums debut at the peak 104 Studio albumsUnder the Table and Dreaming 1994 Crash 1996 Before These Crowded Streets 1998 Everyday 2001 Busted Stuff 2002 Stand Up 2005 Big Whiskey amp the GrooGrux King 2009 Away from the World 2012 Come Tomorrow 2018 Walk Around the Moon 2023 Awards and nominations EditMain article List of awards and nominations received by Dave Matthews BandPhilanthropic efforts EditAccording to the band s website as of May 2010 update the band s own charity the BAMA Works Fund has contributed over 8 5 million to a wide variety of need organizations It was founded in 1999 to address the needs of disadvantaged youth disabled persons the environment and arts and humanities in the city of Charlottesville Virginia area and surrounding area of Albemarle Buckingham Fluvanna Greene Louisa Nelson and Orange Counties 105 In addition BAMA Works Fund has been active in other projects and often the Dave Matthews Band both as a whole and individually have planned charity events and donated their time and resources outside of Charlottesville Some examples include building a Village Recovery Fund after the tsunami that ravaged Sri Lanka promoting a challenge grant for the Habitat for Humanity Musician s Village in New Orleans 106 multiple appearances to benefit both Farm Aid and the annual Neil Young sponsored Bridge School Benefits fundraisers for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and followed this with donations after the 2010 disaster that leveled many villages in Haiti 105 The band played benefit concerts to help fund the school system in New York City and countless other concerns As a result the band was awarded the NAACP chairman s Award In Matthews s acceptance speech he spoke for the band as a whole commenting that of all the achievements they had enjoyed that the award by the NAACP and Julian Bond in particular was by far the highest honor they had bestowed upon them 107 non primary source needed 108 The band donated the 1 million raised during a charity concert to homeless and children s charities in San Francisco California The band has played other charity concerts benefiting Bay Area parks music education and AIDS research 109 110 In June 2016 the band announced that a CD set of Dave Matthews s 1996 solo performance at Sweet Briar College would be released later in the summer with all profits donated to the college which almost closed in 2015 111 References Edit Members Tim Reynolds Retrieved December 3 2012 Members Rashawn Ross Retrieved December 3 2012 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